For homeowners · iPhone
Know what the job should cost.
Photograph what needs fixing, add a sentence, and get an itemized estimate priced to your area — before you talk to a single contractor.
Estimated range
$2,400–$3,800
Typical for this job in Seattle, WA · 98108
What we think this is
Remove cracked tile and damaged backing from a 3×5 ft section of shower surround. Replace backer board, re-waterproof, re-tile, grout and seal.
| Materials | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cement backer board, 3×5 ft | 2 sheets | $34 |
| Waterproofing membrane | 1 roll | $68 |
| Ceramic wall tile | 48 sq ft | $142 |
| Thinset mortar + grout | — | $86 |
| Sealant, trim, fasteners | — | $50 |
| Materials subtotal | $380 | |
| Labor — tile setter, 14–20 hrsmeasured rate | $1,600–2,700 | |
| Disposal, protection, prep | $150 | |
| Contractor overhead & profit | $400–700 | |
| Sales tax (WA, materials) | $39 | |
What photos can't show
- Rot in the framing behind the wall+$800–2,000
- Mold requiring remediation+$500–1,500
- Tile discontinued — full surround retile+$1,200–3,000
When a contractor names a price, it is usually the first real number you have ever heard for that job.
That is the whole problem. They know materials, labor rates and what the local market bears. You are hearing all of it for the first time, and you are expected to decide.
Most contractors are honest. The issue is not the people — it is that only one side of the conversation has the information. QuoteCop gives you the other half before you walk into it.
How it works
Four steps, about ten minutes.
- 01
Photograph the work
The app tells you exactly what to shoot for your kind of job, and checks each photo before you move on. Bad photos make bad estimates, so we would rather catch it there.
- 02
Say what you want done
One or two sentences, in your own words, plus your ZIP code. We ask for a ZIP and not your street address, because a ZIP is all the pricing actually needs.
- 03
Check what we understood
Before any price, we state the job back in plain language, along with what we assumed and what a photo simply cannot show. Correct it and the estimate re-prices.
- 04
Get the itemized number
Materials, labor hours by trade, disposal, permits, tax, and the contractor markup shown separately — with a realistic range instead of a falsely precise figure.
Why you can believe the number
We take no money from contractors. Ever.
No lead generation, no referral fees, no sponsored placements. Nobody pays us to make a job look cheap or expensive, and your details are never passed on to anyone. You ask what something costs, and nothing else happens.
- Every price shows its source. Labor rates come from federal wage data for your metro area and your trade. Where a figure is our estimate rather than measured data, we label it as one.
- Assumptions come before the price. Not in a footnote afterwards.
- A range, never a fake-precise figure. Where we are less certain, the range gets wider and we say why.
- If we are not confident, you get no estimate and no charge. A wrong number is worse than no number.
Find out what it should cost.
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